United Utilities · overflow UUP00055
No active event
United Utilities reports no current spill. In the last 30 days the overflow has discharged a cumulative 12 min across 2 events.
📍 53.56297°, -2.07584°
“Single discharge event ongoing for 7 days — well beyond the duration expected of an emergency storm overflow.”
⏱ Continuous discharge for 7 days — still ongoing
3
spill events
177h
cumulative discharge
7 days
longest single event (all time)
2025-12-15
first event on record
In the last 30 days this overflow recorded 176h of discharge. Across United Utilities's 2,260 monitored overflows the median was 0h. This site is in the top 5% by 30-day spill duration.
NW-88002384 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
1.2 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
NW-RSN0136 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
2.8 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
NW-88002390 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
3.6 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
NW-88002389 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
3.6 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
NW-88002170 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
4.2 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
NW-88002176 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
4.2 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
The record above is verifiable from public Environment Agency and water-company data. Three official accountability channels — pre-filled with the evidence on this page.
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Subject: Complaint: storm overflow UUP00055 on the Culverted section of Hodge Clough (tributary of the River Beal) Dear United Utilities, I am writing to formally raise a concern about storm overflow UUP00055, which public Environment Agency data shows recording 2 spill events totalling 12 min in the last 30 days into the Culverted section of Hodge Clough (tributary of the River Beal). Evidence: - Last 30 days: 2 spill events totalling 12 min - Cross-referenced flags from independent monitoring: 1 open Truth Engine discrepancies - Location: 53.56297, -2.07584 - Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/12742) [Add your personal context here — e.g. how you use this stretch of water and how this incident affects you.] Please respond with: 1. The cause of this discharge or monitor outage 2. The action being taken to resolve it 3. The expected timeline for resolution 4. What measures are in place to prevent recurrence I have copied the Environment Agency, Ofwat, and my MP into this correspondence where appropriate. Yours faithfully, [Your name] [Your address] [Your customer reference if you are a United Utilities customer]
This overflow sits in the Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency — currently represented by Debbie Abrahams (Labour). Click below to open WriteToThem with the letter copied to your clipboard — paste it into the message box.
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Subject: Constituent concern: United Utilities sewage discharge — overflow UUP00055 Dear [your MP — WriteToThem will fill this in], I am writing as your constituent to raise concern about ongoing sewage discharges from United Utilities in our area. A specific recent example is storm overflow UUP00055, which public Environment Agency data shows recording 2 spill events totalling 12 min in the last 30 days into the Culverted section of Hodge Clough (tributary of the River Beal). Evidence on the public record: - Last 30 days: 2 spill events totalling 12 min - Cross-referenced flags from independent monitoring: 1 open Truth Engine discrepancies - Location: 53.56297, -2.07584 - Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/12742) [Add your personal context here — e.g. how you use this stretch of water and how this incident affects you and your family.] I would like to ask: 1. Whether you support strengthening the regulatory regime for storm overflows and monitor coverage in particular 2. Whether you would raise this specific incident with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs or with Ofwat 3. What steps Parliament is taking to hold United Utilities accountable for the gap between shareholder distributions and the state of monitoring on the ground Yours sincerely, [Your name] [Your address — WriteToThem requires a postal address to verify constituency] Sources: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub · Environment Agency WIMS Water Quality Archive · cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/12742)
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